OBJECTIVE: to assess the quality of life of chronic kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis, using the WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-SRPB. METHOD: a descriptive and cross-sectional study was undertaken at a kidney replacement therapy service in the interior of the state of SP. The 110subjects who complied with the inclusion criteria answered the Subject Characterization Instrument, the WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-SRPB. RESULTS: most of the respondents were male (67.27%), with a mean age of 55.65 years, Catholic (55.45%), with unfinished primary education (33.64%) and without formal occupation (79.08%). The WHOQOL-bref domains with the highest and lowest mean score were, respectively, "psychological" (µ=74.20) and "physical" (µ=61.14). The WHOQOL-SRPB domains with the highest and lowest mean score were, respectively, "completeness and integration" (µ=4.00) and "faith" (µ=4.40). CONCLUSIONS: the respondents showed high quality of life scores, specifically in the dimensions related to spirituality, religion and personal beliefs. Losses were evidenced in the physical domain of quality of life, possibly due to the changes resulting from the chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis treatment.

Objective: to identify factors associated with the quality of life/spirituality, religion and personal beliefs of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis.Method: correlational cross-sectional study. The following instruments were applied through individual interviews: the WHOQOL-Bref, the WHOQOL-SRPB, along with a questionnaire to characterize the participants. The sample consisted of 110 participants with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis. Descriptive analysis was performed along with univariate and multiple logistic regression to identify associated factors.Results: low level of albumin was mainly associated with the "physical" and "social relationships" domains of the WHOQOL-BREF. Participants without an occupation presented the greatest compromise in the domains "Connectedness to a spiritual being or force" and "Awe". In the domain "spiritual strength", participants worth an occupation presented higher chances of low quality of life.Conclusion: the factors associated with the domains of quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis were: occupation, marital status, sex, education, religion, levels of hematocrit and albumin, and overall health. FATORES ASSOCIADOS À QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE PACIENTES EM HEMODIÁLISE RESUMOObjetivo: identificar fatores associados à qualidade de vida/espiritualidade, religião e crenças pessoais de pacientes que apresentam doença renal crônica e estão em hemodiálise.Método: trata-se de estudo correlacional, de corte transversal. Realizou-se entrevista individual, com aplicação dos instrumentos WHOQOL-bref, WHOQOL-SRPB e instrumento de caracterização. A amostra foi composta por 110 participantes com doença renal crônica em hemodiálise. Foi realizada análise descritiva e de regressão logística univariada e múltipla, sendo esta última para identificação dos fatores associados.Resultados: o valor inferior da albumina foi associado, especificamente, aos domínios "físico" e "relações sociais" do WHOQOL-bref. Participantes sem ocupação possuíam maior comprometimento no domínio "conexão a um ser ou força espiritual" e "admiração". No domínio "força espiritual", os participantes sem ocupação apresentaram maiores chances de baixa qualidade de vida. Conclusão LOS FACTORES ASOCIADOS CON LA CALIDAD DE VIDA DE LOS PACIENTES EN HEMODIÁLISIS RESUMENObjetivo: identificar los factores asociados a la calidad de vida/espiritualidad, la religión y las creencias personales de los pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica en hemodiálisis.Método: se trata de un estudio correlacional de corte transversal. Hemos llevado a cabo entrevistas individuales con la aplicación de los instrumentos: WHOQOL-BREF, WHOQOL-SRPB y instrumentos de caracterización. La muestra consistió en 110 participantes con enfermedad renal crónica en hemodiálisis. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo y logística variada y múltiple, este último para identificar los factores asociados.Resultados: el valor más bajo de albúmina se asocia, sobre todo en los dominios "físic...